▲ 46 ▼ Looking for more surreal/weird/quirky recommendations (lemmy.world) submitted 10 months ago by the_radness@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments I have a decent library filled with authors like Palahniuk, Ryu and Haruki Murakami, Vonnegut, P. K. Dick, and Thompson. I'm looking for more modern/contemporary authors who share that absurdism, surrealism, and just plain weirdness.
[–] the_radness@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children) Hitchhikers Guide is a classic! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FrederikNJS@sopuli.xyz 6 points 10 months ago (1 child) I suspect that also means you've already read it... In that case I would also recommend Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. It's a fantasy setting, but still with plenty of absurdities, but it isn't very surreal. Like Adams, Pratchett has a lot of humor, and the books are just a lot of fun. There's a very nice graphic on the Wikipedia page which shows how all the books relate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] the_radness@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 10 months ago Admittedly, I have not read Discworld yet. Thank you for the reminder, adding to my list as we speak. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FrederikNJS@sopuli.xyz 6 points 10 months ago (1 child) I suspect that also means you've already read it... In that case I would also recommend Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. It's a fantasy setting, but still with plenty of absurdities, but it isn't very surreal. Like Adams, Pratchett has a lot of humor, and the books are just a lot of fun. There's a very nice graphic on the Wikipedia page which shows how all the books relate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] the_radness@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 10 months ago Admittedly, I have not read Discworld yet. Thank you for the reminder, adding to my list as we speak. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] the_radness@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 10 months ago Admittedly, I have not read Discworld yet. Thank you for the reminder, adding to my list as we speak. permalink fedilink source parent